David’s Determinist Substack

The Reptile Brain of Dixie

My novella has generated modest interest, so I am posting another chapter.

Feb 18 • David Abbott

Lindsay Vonn Chose Glory

Watching Lindsey Vonn crash was painful, but the reaction afterward revealed something darker than concern for an injured athlete.

Feb 9 • David Abbott

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An Atheist’s Creed

I believe in the world that is—

Feb 6 • David Abbott

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January 2026

UNCUCK Must Pass

My novella is mostly finished, though not set in stone.

Jan 25 • David Abbott

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December 2025

On Literary Criticism

The Coda to my Novella

Dec 8, 2025 • David Abbott

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Nate Silver Weighs In

Three days after the Orosco Execution, Nate Silver posted the following:

Dec 6, 2025 • David Abbott

American Nawab

This is the funniest thing I’ve written yet.

Dec 4, 2025 • David Abbott

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Chasing Tail

Phil Mason hated Texas heat and had bought a place in Taos to escape it.

Dec 2, 2025 • David Abbott

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November 2025

I Come to Honor Newton, Not Cancel Him

Newton never performed a regression.

Nov 12, 2025 • David Abbott

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On Almost Being Good at Math

A Lawyer Reflects on the Path not Taken

Nov 8, 2025 • David Abbott

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Cancelation

The Terror was not demographically significant.

Nov 2, 2025 • David Abbott

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Finding Grace

The sun spins in a quiet arm of the Milky Way, far enough from the rapacious middle for its planets to flourish.

Nov 1, 2025 • David Abbott

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